Kinetics of removal of intravenous testosterone pulses in normal men

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 787-794

  Veldhuis, Johannes D ^a   Keenan, Daniel M ^b   Liu, Peter Y ^a,c   Takahashi, Paul Y ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INFUSION; GONAD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINETICS; MALE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADULT; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; HALF-LIFE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KETOCONAZOLE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950303147     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-09-1085     Document Type: Article

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